State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York · Public
Of 40 assessed programs, 32 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 8 fall short. Another 37 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,541 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,969 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,178 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,937 |
| $110k and up | $26,256 |
| All families (average) | $18,809 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
40 of 77 programs could be assessed 52% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,378 | +$19,632 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.8 yrs | 207 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,267 | +$17,521 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 1.0 yrs | 137 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $47,453 | +$11,707 | clears the bar | $19,332 | 1.7 yrs | 111 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $60,371 | +$24,625 | clears the bar | $20,674 | 0.8 yrs | 102 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $71,542 | +$35,796 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 98 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,290 | +$15,544 | clears the bar | $20,941 | 1.3 yrs | 96 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,024 | +$9,278 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 2.2 yrs | 72 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $60,929 | +$25,183 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.7 yrs | 68 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,112 | +$24,366 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.8 yrs | 65 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,203 | +$21,457 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 0.7 yrs | 64 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $43,834 1-year earnings | +$8,088 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 2.0 yrs | 51 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $64,993 | +$29,247 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.6 yrs | 51 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $103,020 | +$67,274 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.3 yrs | 50 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $67,626 | +$31,880 | clears the bar | $22,042 | 0.7 yrs | 50 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,504 | +$53,758 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.3 yrs | 48 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $20,124 1-year earnings | -$15,622 | falls short | $14,000 | insufficient data | 47 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,521 | +$3,775 | clears the bar | $19,875 | 5.3 yrs | 42 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,350 | +$21,604 | clears the bar | $17,083 | 0.8 yrs | 37 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,534 | +$17,788 | clears the bar | $18,472 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $18,842 1-year earnings | -$16,904 | falls short | $21,500 | insufficient data | 33 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $73,525 | +$37,779 | clears the bar | $40,520 | 1.1 yrs | 31 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $34,677 1-year earnings | -$1,069 | falls short | $18,500 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $84,763 | +$49,017 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $46,638 1-year earnings | +$10,892 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $41,097 | +$5,351 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 3.4 yrs | 28 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $72,238 1-year earnings | +$36,492 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.5 yrs | 26 |
| English | Master's Degree | $31,432 1-year earnings | -$4,314 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $17,406 1-year earnings | -$18,340 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $79,209 1-year earnings | +$43,463 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $29,628 1-year earnings | -$6,118 | falls short | $19,500 | insufficient data | 16 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,563 | +$9,817 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 2.3 yrs | 15 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $28,681 1-year earnings | -$7,065 | falls short | $16,000 | insufficient data | 13 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $17,288 1-year earnings | -$18,458 | falls short | $15,750 | insufficient data | 12 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $68,520 | +$32,774 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $53,606 1-year earnings | +$17,860 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $47,363 1-year earnings | +$11,617 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $64,009 | +$28,263 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.5 yrs | 10 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $40,524 1-year earnings | +$4,778 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 3.9 yrs | 9 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $70,516 1-year earnings | +$34,770 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 9 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $111,490 1-year earnings | +$75,744 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.